Understanding how working time is organised and how this is impacting on balance of work versus private life is of fundamental importance. This general statement is very much in accordance with the main objective of the Europe 2020 employment strategy, stating that at least 75% of the population...

Auf den Punkt: In den Krisenjahren 2008/2009 haben Arbeitszeitverkürzungen in Deutschland wesentlich zur Sicherung von Arbeitsplätzen beigetragen. Bis zum Tiefpunkt der Krise im zweiten Quartal 2009 war die tatsächliche Arbeitszeit der Vollzeitbeschäftigten um fast 1,4 Wochenstunden...

This report analyses the data from the Establishment Survey on Working Time 2004–2005 to address the issue of extended and unusual working hours, by exploring all aspects of what may be called ‘non-standard working hours’: the extension of working hours through overtime, working at...